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Obviously the biggest heap of shit bag runts ever to be spawned, but any good stories about them? Particularly with their fan base THESE days. I've met people who get really violent if you slag them off in passing. I once wrote a review and small little cunt tried to lamp me for daring to slag them off. This was about 2 years ago. Anybody encountered people like this? failing that stories about what complete pricks the band are would be nice......

The best story is in Jon Harris' 'The Last Party' about Britpop and how kula shaker were basically signed to point out just how easy it was during the glory years of Britpop to sell a derivative band - that does it for me anyhow

Slightly related, when I was at school my art teacher had both hairy cheeks and a massive thing for Hayley Mills which he seemed to really enjoy telling us about. Don't think he liked Kula Shaker though.

I remember going into the drama room in school and some cloth eared mong had written out all the words to Taatva on the blackboard. Whether it was a lesson I don't know. I'd like to think of some simple drama teacher using those lyrics as an example for their lesson! WHAAHHAA!!!!!!
Also, kids at schol used to hassle me for not liking them. They used to say Definitly Maybe (my record of choice back then) was shit and that 'K' was built to stand the test of time. I win. bastards.

What a prick. They're made even funnier by the fact their fans get so mad so easy.
they headlined Glastonbury one year. If there is ever a time for a natural disaster SURELY a headline Glastonbury performance from Kula Shaker is it? think of the twats that would have been wiped out! awesome!!!

They where so cliche, they said they got their name from contacting the dead. They claimed to have conjured up the spirit of a dead Indian Raj who said if they used his name for their rock band he would bless them with success....or two albums.

Ah, that 'Nazi' thing is the only one I am dubious about. Having a go at them for being twats is one thing, but I'm pretty sure it's true that the Swastika is an image of peace that was reversed by Hitler. I guess I see using that as a way to bash them is akin to joining those who actually believe that tripe the Daily Mail publish rather than thinking.

Yep. I'm going to a friend's wedding next month - it's a Hindu wedding and the swastika is on the front cover of the wedding invite. What was said above (i.e. that it was a peace image, subverted by the Nazis) is correct.

Crispian wasn't the world's cleverest man, but he wasn't a Nazi either. I saw him explain this very well in an interview he recently gave on Teletext. I'm not big on their music, but I thought I had better defend him on that one.

Re. Britpop. Erm, wrong methinks. I love Blur. I still put on Mansun records. It was a time of English sanity at a time when the Americans were losing their heads with Limp Bizkit. (I think I gave a short review of KS last night on the help thread...but I can't seem to remember... ;-) .)

i still think there's a lot to love with blur's backcatalogue, same for early supergrass, some mansun, some suede, a tiny bit of oasis. its mostly the much smaller bands who rightfully aren't remembered that well that were a bit shite.

i've been listening to them loads recently and i have to say the band that stands out the best is clearly pulp. just so much amazing stuff. there are no british indie bands creating albums as great as different class and his n hers anymore.

You asked for stories...well, according to a source very close to the band, during the recording sessions for K, Crispian Mills was highly volatile and would start stamping on his wah-wah pedal if he couldn't pull off a guitar solo first time, the big mardy Bairn...

Jesus, I can't believe I'm spreading gossip about Kula Shaker...it doesn't get much worse...time to leave I think...